Power BI Connector setup

You must install the CONNECT data services Power BI Connector to retrieve data views for use with Microsoft Power BI.

System requirements

The following are required before you install and use the CONNECT data services Power BI Connector.

• Operation Systems: Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022

• For desktop installation: Microsoft Power BI Desktop 2.91.884.0 or later

• For on-premises Data Gateway installation: Microsoft Power BI On-premises Data Gateway 3000.89.6 or later

• Microsoft Edge WebView 2 Runtime

• A user account with Administrator privileges to install CONNECT data services Power BI Connector on a local machine.

Download Power BI Connector

1. In the left pane, select Analytics > Data Views.

2. Select Download Power BI Connector.

   

3. On the Power BI Connector Installer Download window, select Download. When the download completes, close the window.

Install Power BI Connector

You can install Power BI Connector by wizard or command line.

Wizard installation

4. Open the Power BI Connector installation file then select Yes to confirm running the installation file.

5. Accept or change the temporary setup extraction folder and select OK.

   The Power BI Connector Setup Wizard opens.

6. Select Next.

7. (Optional) To install the connector to an on-premises data gateway, select On-premises data gateway installation and specify the custom data connector directory for your on-premises data gateway. This allows you to enable refreshing CONNECT data services data sets in the PowerBI Service.

   For more information about on-premises data gateway installations, see the Microsoft documentation Use custom data connectors with the on-premises data gateway.

   If you only use PowerBI Desktop, then installing the on-premises data gateway is not required to support refreshing.

8. Select Next.

9. Select Install.

10. Select Finish to exit the Setup Wizard.

Command line silent installation

To silently install Power BI Connector, open a command line session, change to the installation file download directory, and enter the following command:

.\CONNECT_data_services_Power_BI_Connector_x_x_x_x.exe -Y INSTALLDIR="<install path>" /quiet

• Replace x_x_x_x with the version number of the installer.

• Power BI Connector supports silent installation for on-premises data gateway installations.